Emma Appleton: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

British model Emma Appleton tweeted that she got an outrageous offer for a photo shoot in Vogue from infamous photographer Terry Richardson, a high-profile figure in entertainment circles who’s been dogged in the past by allegations of sexual misconduct.

Appleton, who splits her time between London and Oxford England, denied the request and took part in several Twitter exchanges with followers before deleting the tweets and then deleting her entire account.

3. Richardson Has Been Accused of Egregious Sexual Misconduct in the Past

At least four women have accused Richardson of various forms of sexual misconduct, but he’s never been charged with a crime. Some of the most serious — and disturbing — allegations came from former model Charlotte Waters, who wrote in a since-deleted Reddit post last month that what started as a photo shoot when she was 19 turned into attempted sexual assault when Ricahrdson tried to get her to give him oral sex.

Here’s how Waters described Richardson’s behavior during a photo shoot at his studio:

Well his penis is out, and he starts taking pictures of me holding it. And then we moved over to a couch, and he had me pose on it with my back to him, and I literally felt him come over and start licking my ass. In my head I was like, Oh my God, what’s happening? He was just licking away, and his assistant came over and started taking pictures with this little point-and-shoot camera.

Buzzfeed mentions three other models — Jamie Peck, Liskula Cohen and Rie Rasmussen — who have made similar claims. Additionally, model Alise Shoemaker said in the HuffPoLive video featured above that most models who have worked with Richardson have had complaints about his behavior.

4. Richardson Wrote a Blog Post Aimed at ‘Correcting the Rumors’

In the post, Richardson wrote that he couldn’t let allegations against him go unchallenged. But he mentions no specific allegations and doesn’t directly refute a single claim.

He writes:

I collaborated with consenting adult women who were fully aware of the nature of the work, and as is typical with any project, everyone signed releases. I have never used an offer of work or a threat of rebuke to coerce someone into something that they did not want to do. I give everyone that I work with enough respect to view them as having ownership of their free will and making their decisions accordingly, and as such, it has been difficult to see myself as a target of revisionist history.

5. Richardson is Very Well Connected

Terry Richardson with Paris and Nicky Hilton. (Getty)

The photographer counts Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus among his associates, and has consistently gotten premier magazine jobs despite the various allegations against him.

He’s pictured above with Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton at the Jeremy Scott fashion show last September in New York City.